# LOTR Nativity

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-nativity/221929>\
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**Created:** [December 31, 2003, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-nativity/221929 "2003-12-31T12:18:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nichol\_storm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Nichol\_storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nichol_storm)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-nativity/221929/1 "2003-12-31T12:18:39Z")

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Just in time for Christmas, a little blasphemy that I thought might tickle some of our resident LOTR freaks.

Behold! [LOTR Nativity](http://www.geocities.com/darthmaligna/nativity.html)! Legolas is Mary (to quoth the creator of this pic: “is not a virgin but is male, which is just as much of a miracle”) and is holding Baby Jesus, here played by Frodo. Aragorn is Joseph, of course. The Wise Men (well, two wise men and a dwarf) bring offerings of the One Ring and mithril. Three orcs and a cave troll look on as the sheperds. She’s not visible in the photo, but the creator assures me that a 12-inch angel Galadriel is presiding over the tender scene.

All together now: _Silent night, holy night…_ 😉

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**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-nativity/221929/2 "2003-12-31T18:33:20Z")

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OK, I’d use Arwen or Eowyn for Mary and Saruman, Gandalf & Gimli as Magi.

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**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\
**Post date:** [December 31, 2003, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-nativity/221929/3 "2003-12-31T19:03:23Z")

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The execution is a bit muddle. If the point is analogy, Legolas as Mary and Orcs as shepherds make no sense. If blasphemy is intended, why not baby Gollum?

Tolkien would be appalled, of course, but my choices would be:  
Aragorn - Joseph  
Arwen - Mary  
Frodo - Jesus  
Angel - Galadriel  
Magi - Gandalf, Saruman, Elrond  
Shepherds - Theoden, Faramir

It might be nice to include the inkeeper on the perimeter. Is there a Butterbur doll, uh, action figure?

This kind of reminds me of when my stepmother set up a Cabbage Patch Kid Nativity, with a preemie as the infant. Except she was serious.

And it stayed up all year.